Re: Over The Hedge: Twinkie Harvesting

On 2025-01-09 20:16:29 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:

 Over The Hedge: Twinkie Harvesting
    https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2025/01/09
 What in the world is Polysorbate 60 and why would I want it in my body ?
 Lynn

Polysorbates are an emulsifier used in many products - foods, cosmetics, household cleaners, etc. As the comic strip says, one use is to keep creamy ingredients creamy, whether that artifical cream in a Twinkie or the creamy texture of a liquid soap. There is nothing wrong with eating or using it, unless of course you do it to idiotic extremes, like anything else.
There are many different polysorbates - "Polysorbate 20", "Polysorbate 60", etc. The number indicates (to chemists anyway) which type of fatty acid it contains.